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blather

[ blath -er ]
/ ˈblæð ər /
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noun

foolish, voluble talk: His speech was full of the most amazing blather.

verb (used with or without object)

to talk or utter foolishly; blither; babble: The poor thing blathered for hours about the intricacies of his psyche.

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RELATED WORDS

babble, digress, meander, wander, ramble, divulge, chortle, giggle, blather, cackle, blab, rave, chitchatting, gibbering, blithering, blabbering, jabbering, prate, chatter

Nearby words

  1. blat,
  2. blatant,
  3. blatantly,
  4. blate,
  5. blately,
  6. blatherskite,
  7. blatted,
  8. blatter,
  9. blaubok,
  10. blaue reiter
Also blether.

Origin of blather

Middle English; Old Norse blathra to chatter, blabber
Related formsblath·er·er, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for blathering

blather

Scot blether

/ (ˈblæðə) /

verb

(intr) to speak foolishly

noun

foolish talk; nonsense
a person who blathers

Word Origin for blather

C15: from Old Norse blathra, from blathr nonsense
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Word Origin and History for blathering
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